μέλλον

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Participle[edit]

μέλλον (méllon)

  1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of μέλλων (méllōn)

Verb[edit]

μέλλον (méllon)

  1. (Epic) first-person singular/third-person plural imperfect active indicative unaugmented of μέλλω (méllō)

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Originally the neuter gender of the adjective μέλλων (méllon).

Noun[edit]

μέλλον (méllonn (plural μέλλοντα)

  1. the future
    Ποιος ξέρει τι μας επιφυλάσσει το μέλλον!
    Poios xérei ti mas epifylássei to méllon!
    Who knows what the future holds for us!
  2. (by extension) a promising future
    Αυτή η εφεύρεση έχει μέλλον.
    Aftí i efévresi échei méllon.
    This invention has a future.

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